Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Friday, May 5, 2028

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:26 PM Dark enough
3:11 AM Best
3:13 AM Moonset
3:58 AM Too light
Estimate
~14/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
17°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:28 AM

5:28 AM

5:03 AM Blue hour
5:28 AM Sunrise
6:02 AM Golden hour ends

Event

Children's Day

Japanese holiday

Children's Day in Minamitane - sunset at 6:56 PM

Evening from 6:56 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
6:56 PM
Sun toward S
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
76% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
S, 76° up
at 12:11 PM

Children's Day, May 5, wishes children health and happiness. Families fly koinobori - carp streamers, one for each member of the family - because a carp swimming upstream stands for strength and determination.

Sunset

6:56 PM

6:56 PM

Behind the hills at 6:42 PM, 14 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:23 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

82% lit

3:12 PM – 3:13 AM

E W
3:12 PM Moonrise
3:31 PM 4°
9:13 PM Highest, 55°
2:55 AM 4°
3:13 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:03 AM–5:28 AM
  • Sunrise 5:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:28 AM–6:02 AM
  • Morning best color 5:40 AM
  • Moonrise 3:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:23 PM–6:56 PM
  • Evening best color 6:38 PM
  • Sunset 6:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:56 PM–7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:25 PM–3:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:15 AM–3:59 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 49% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:13 PM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 5:50 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 12:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 4:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 31.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:33 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 71.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 9:53 AM Partial solar eclipse 80.2% of the Sun covered
Sun 20 Apr 2042 11:12 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it